Cataldo, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1996. It lies in ZIP code area 83810. It lies in Cataldo Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Cataldo quadrangle. It stands 2,139 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Kingston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Cataldo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 534 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SKEEL GULCH |
| 8 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WALL 23 |
| 7 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOUTH RIVER RD |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Cataldo Area Office | WALL RIDGE |
| 3 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MILE POST 41 |
| 28 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BURNING RUBBER |
| 24 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DUDLEY 2 |
| 21 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BEAR CR MILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Cataldo: 12 past producers, 7 prospects, 6 producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Antimony, Lead, Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy - Matchless Mine | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Amy-Matchlees Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bobby Anderson Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Lead, Sphalerite | |
| Bobby Anderson Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Carlisle Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Cataldo Clay Deposit | Brick Clay | Prospect | Unknown | |
| Fourth of July Sourdough Mine | Antimony, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Producer | 1885 | |
| Great Dunkard Mine | Silver, Antimony, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Hypotheek Mine | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mcgillivray Prospect | Titanium, Zirconium, Chromium | Unknown |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Enaville | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pinehurst | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Creek | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Linfor | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Page | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Smelterville | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Sweeney | 8.5 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cataldo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687022 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396248. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.







